microbrewery
[ mahy-kroh-broo-uh-ree, ‐broor-ee ]
noun,plural mi·cro·brew·er·ies.
a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.
Origin of microbrewery
1First recorded in 1985–90
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How to use microbrewery in a sentence
The move comes as microbreweries around the country are booming.
Budget deficit be damned, lawmakers of both parties are supporting a $67 million tax break for microbreweries.
British Dictionary definitions for microbrewery
microbrewery
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbrʊərɪ) /
nounplural -ries
a small, usually independent brewery that produces limited quantities of specialized beers, often sold for consumption on the premises
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